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Migrate Users and Data to the Destination NDS Tree

Although you have selected the volumes and containers where the NetWare 3 data will be copied, no data has been migrated. When migrated, NetWare 3 User objects are converted to NDS objects and placed in the destination NDS tree. To begin the migration, do the following:

  1. From the Migration Wizard toolbar, click Project > Verify and Migrate Project.

    IMPORTANT:  If you are notified during the verification that certain NLM files are outdated on your NetWare 3 source server, you must update those files. To update the files, copy them from the Products\NW3X directory. It is important that you copy only the NLM files that Migration Wizard prompts you to. After copying the NLM files, reboot the NetWare 3 source server and launch Migration Wizard again.

    The Products\NW3X directory is located in the same directory where Migration Wizard was installed (C:\Program Files\Novell\Novell NetWare Migration Wizard\Products\NW3X).

  2. Read the Welcome Screen and then click Next.

  3. (Conditional) If you are migrating more than one server, choose the order that you want your servers migrated in and then click Next.

    This matters only if you have duplicate User objects among your source servers.

  4. If prompted, select what volume you want to migrate your NetWare 3 print queue volume to, and then click Next.

  5. If you want to apply a Template object to newly created users, browse the tree, select the Template object from the tree view and then click Next.

    If you do not want to use a Template object, uncheck the check box and click Next.

    IMPORTANT:  Home directories are not automatically migrated. To migrate them, you must drag and drop the NetWare 3 directory that lists the home directories into the destination NDS tree. Then use a Template object when migrating your NetWare 3 users to the destination NDS tree and make sure that the specified home directory path in the Template object points to the location where you dropped the NetWare 3 directory in the destination NDS tree.

    HINT:  If you have not created a Template object but you want to use one now, save the project, go to ConsoleOne, and create the Template object. Next, run Migration Wizard again and click Open Last Project. Then restart the migration procedure beginning with Step 1.

  6. Decide how you want to handle any duplicate filenames between the NetWare 3 source servers and the destination NDS tree. Select one of the following and then click Next:

    • Don't Copy Over Existing Files
    • Copy the Source File If It Is Newer
    • Always Copy the Source File

  7. If you are migrating this NetWare 3 server for the first time, click Yes > Next. If you are continuing with a previous migration, click No > Next.

    When you migrate users and groups from NetWare 3, Migration Wizard stores a table in the bindery of each source server of the NDS names that it associates with the migrated NetWare 3 users as they are migrated to the destination NDS tree. This way, you can migrate a few users at different times and Migration Wizard will remember where you migrated them to. Also, by storing this information, Migration Wizard can assign the correct file permissions to the appropriate users.

  8. Enter the password for the destination NDS tree and click Next.

  9. Enter the password for the source server that you are migrating and then click Next.

    If you are migrating multiple servers at one time, you will see this screen for every source server that you are migrating.

  10. Click Next to verify that you have enough disk space on the destination volume to accommodate your NetWare 3 file system.

    Migration Wizard will also scan the contents of all dropped folders and verify that you have sufficient rights to migrate them.

  11. If prompted, resolve any naming conflicts between different-type objects, and then click Next.

    You can choose to rename different-type objects or to not migrate them. If you are migrating multiple servers at one time, you will see this screen for every source server that you are migrating.

  12. If prompted, resolve any naming conflicts between same-type objects, and then click Next.

    You can choose to merge same-type objects or to not migrate them. If you are migrating multiple servers at one time, you will see this screen for every source server that you are migrating.

  13. Verify that you do not want to migrate the listed NetWare 3 users, and then click Next.

    You will see this screen for every source server that you are migrating. If you have made a mistake, click Cancel to return to the Project Window and drag and drop the users that you want to migrate.

  14. Verify that you do not want to migrate the listed NetWare 3 groups, and then click Next.

    You will see this screen for every source server that you are migrating. If you have made a mistake, click Cancel to return to the Project Window and drag and drop the users that you want to migrate.

  15. Resolve any critical errors and click Next.

    Warnings, or noncritical errors, can be resolved after the migration. To resolve a critical error or warning, read the description in the text field located beneath it. This description should give you a good idea of what could be the possible cause of the error and a suggestion for fixing it.

  16. Do one of the following:

    • If you are only verifying your project at this point, read the Verification Summary, click Finish, and follow the instructions in Migrate Users and Data to the Destination NDS Tree to begin the actual migration.
    • If you are actually migrating at this point, read the Verification Summary and click Proceed to start the actual migration.

  17. (Migration only) View the Error Log and the Success Log.

Continue with the next section, "Perform Post-Migration Tasks."



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